Rime Allaf - Articles

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37. Islam is innocent of Fallaci's accusations Rime Allaf - Jun 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Maimonides, the great Rambam who wrote his Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith in Arabic, in Islamic Spain, while the “civilized” world lived its darkest ages, would not have had any freedom in the Catholic Kings’ Spain. He probably would have been the first to defend Islam, which many have reduced to being a castigator of “holy war,” an extremist religion which “locks up women,” and a fundamentalist ideology that “hates the West.”... 36. Does America really want a democratic Palestine? Rime Allaf - Jun 2002 Daily Star Lebanon George W. Bush is trapped. On the one hand, he would love nothing more than to comply with Ariel Sharon’s wishes, which seem to be his commands, to give the Palestinian Authority a facelift and invest a more pliant chairman. On the other hand, as his administration had to admit, the United States does not choose the Palestinian leader and thus cannot simply deliver on Sharon’s requirements, at least overtly, especially when dealing with a leader who was democratically elected in front of the very eyes of a former American president.... 35. Reiterating Likud's inflexibility Rime Allaf - May 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Although it brought nothing new, the highly entertaining show provided at the Likud Party convention on Sunday night (which passed a resolution that no Palestinian state would ever be established to the west of the Jordan River) could not have been better orchestrated or timed. While Ariel Sharon, basking in the glory of the highest popularity enjoyed by an Israeli prime minister, knew exactly what to do, less sneaky politicians may have been at odds over how to provoke yet more displays of support.... 34. Vicious cycle of condemnations cripples the region Rime Allaf - May 2002 Daily Star Lebanon In the midst of a furious volley of condemnations of various Middle East matters by various Middle East parties, the United Nations General Assembly has just passed a resolution condemning Israel for “the attacks committed by the Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinian people in several Palestinian cities, particularly in the Jenin refugee camp.”... 33. Blair downplays Labor party rifts Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon British Prime Minister Tony Blair has once more condemned Iraq for not adhering to United Nations Security Council resolutions, while forgetting to even mention them with regard to Israel.... 32. Sharing 'visions' of the Middle East Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon The past few weeks have been full of visions in occupied Palestine. Visions of Israeli tanks inflicting massive devastation on Palestinian towns. Visions of reporters being literally kicked out of “closed military areas.” Visions of civilians under siege and curfew. Visions of death, suffering, and complete misery.... 31. Israeli actions, UK inaction outrage British MPs Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon On Tuesday, the four major British dailies (even the traditionally pro-Israeli ones) had cover stories - in fact horror stories - about the Jenin tragedy. But the Blair cabinet, determined not about to be influenced by these reports, did not seem convinced that the situation merited some kind of action on its part when the Middle East conflict was heatedly debated again in Parliament that afternoon.... 30. Anti-Israeli anger swells in Britain Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Home Secretary David Blunkett recently warned of potential civil unrest if the British government decided to back a US war on Iraq, clearly specifying that Iraq could not be separated from the Middle East. At the time, Israel had still not begun its assault on the West Bank, but Blunkett already knew that events in the region could potentially inflame passions in Britain.... 29. Israel's media weapons and lobbies must be conquered Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon In addition to all the military power at its disposal, Israel uses other arms that are much more effective and much more lethal in the long run: the ability to lobby and the influence of media.... 28. Blair puts Iraq on back burner to 'solve' Middle East conflict Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Fresh from the glory of his weekend retreat in Texas, Prime Minister Tony Blair flew back home on Monday in a very defiant mood. Any anxiety about what his own MPs would be telling him in Wednesday’s Parliament session, after he disclosed to the world that he still stood shoulder-to-shoulder with President George W. Bush on the issue of Iraq, seemed to have vanished: Blair clearly decided that the best defense was offense, and diversion....

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